Londonist Staff
In Pictures: Parts Of London Lost To History
There's no denying that London's in a constant state of change. Buildings are always coming and going. Some of these buildings no longer exist, others can still be seen, but have been repurposed.
Chimney stack, Renforth Hydraulic Power Station, RotherhitheSource Ben Pedroche Decaying lock at Waltham Abbey Source Londonslostrivers Euston StationSource Thebeautyoftransport The Mappin & Webb building at Bank, taken in 1993Source Wikipedia Derelict lock gate at Gunpowder Mills in Waltham AbbeySource Londonslostrivers Carlton Hotel, HaymarketSource Historicengland St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics, Spitalfields in the 19th centurySource Spitalfieldslife Rolls Chapel, Chancery LaneSource Magnoliabox Coal Exchange, opposite Old Billingsgate MarketSource Snipview Battersea Park, 1951Source Tim Dunn Cast iron aqueduct across River Lea at Waltham Abbey disused gunpowder millsSource Londonslostrivers Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, WappingSource Ben Pedroche Hammersmith Palais, London closed 2007.Source Gigwise Olde Wapping, Olde Prospect of Whitby Source Erkembode The original Kensington Canal bridge at West Brompton Station stationSource Londonslostrivers Strand stationSource Adventuresofboz Disused coal jetty, Woolwich Power StationSource Ben Pedroche The Oxford Arms, Warwick Lane, 1875, with St Paul's in the backgroundSource Typepad Acton Lane Power Station, Willesden JunctionSource Ben Pedroche The Mean Fiddler, London closed 2009.Source Gigwise Great Easter Electric Light generating station, Liverpool StreetSource Ben Pedroche Tram emerging from the Kingsway TunnelSource Old London Queen Square, Bloomsbury, 1883Source Museumoflondonprints The Battersea Big DipperSource Londonist Wembley, 1923Source Old London 23 Great Winchester StreetSource Wikimedia Dorchester House, Park Lane, MayfairSource Historicengland Crystal Palace fans at their original ground 'The Nest'Source Old London The Astoria, London closed 2009.Source Gigwise The Luminaire, Kilburn closed 2010.Source Gigwise Remaining coal jetty at demolished Deptford Power StationSource Ben Pedroche Abbey Mills Pumping Station, StratfordSource Ben Pedroche The stunning art deco Odeon WoolwichSource Christopherfowler Great Wheel, Earl's Court, demolished in 1907Source Wikipedia The Alhambra, Leicester Square, started life in 1854. The theatre was demolished in 1936 to make way for the Odeon Leicester Square.Source Londonist Site of the original St James TheatreSource Londonist
Last Updated 29 March 2017
